What Makes "X2: X-Men United" One of the Best Superhero Movies?

"X2: X-Men United" is an American superhero film released in 2003. The principal characters in the film are from the X-Men comic book series, and the plot was inspired by "God Loves, Man Kills," a graphic novel based on the series. The all-star cast in the film includes...

Movie Review: "The Hangover Part III"

Rating: R (pervasive language including sexual references, some violence and drug content, and brief graphic nudity) Length: 100 minutes Release Date: May 23, 2013 Directed by: Todd Phillips Genre: Comedy Stars: 3 out of 5 The first two movies in "The Hangover" franchise each...

Movie Review: Grease

Rating: PG-13Length: 110 minutesRelease date: June 16, 1978Directed by: Randal KleiserGenre: Musical, RomanceStars: 3.5 out of 5Something funny happens when movies tackle the past. As the decades pass, these movies become time capsules of both eras. They celebrate the era...

Will Smith Bio

Born Willard Christopher Smith Jr. on September 25, 1968, Will Smith has gone on to receive fame as an actor and film producer. Although Smith was born in Philadelphia, he lived in nearby Wynnefield for much of his childhood. Smith's mother Caroline worked as a local school...

Movie Review: "State 194"

Rating: PG (for thematic elements, smoking, and brief language)Length: 98 minutesRelease date: May 17, 2013Directed by: Dan SettonGenre: DocumentaryProducers of modern political documentaries often ask the viewer to invest emotionally in the film, accepting the film's premise...

Movie Review: "Dirty Dancing"

Rating: PG-13Length: 100 minutesRelease Date: August 21, 1987Directed by: Emile ArdolinoGenre: Drama, Romance Set in the Catskill Mountains in the early 1960s, "Dirty Dancing" is part coming-of-age story and part summer romance. When it was released in 1987, this low-budget...

"After Earth" Showcases the Planet 1000 Years into the Future

Will Smith is known for his acting and music career, but after the futuristic thriller "After Earth" is released, he may just be known for his story ideas as well. The film, which also stars his real-life son Jaden, comes from an original idea Smith had. He came up with...

Movie Review: Augustine

Rating: Not Yet RatedLength: 102 minutesRelease Date: May 17, 2013Directed by: Alice WinocourGenre: DramaRating: 3 out of 5French director Alice Winocour's debut film "Augustine" is based on the true story of Jean-Martin Charcot, a 19th-century French neurologist, and his ...

Boz Scaggs brings blue-eyed soul to Segerstrom Center

After gaining his star power in the 1970s with such evergreen hits as "Lowdown," singer and songwriter Boz Scaggs is far from hanging up his guitar. The autocrat of blue-eyed soul is set to take his audience on a 50-year-long musical odyssey when he headlines a...

Movie Review: "Frances Ha"

Rating: R (sexual content, language) Length: 86 minutes Release date: May 17, 2013 Directed by: Noah Baumbach Genre: Comedy/DramaStars: 3.5 out of 5Noah Baumbach's latest creation manages to be charming and witty without generating the usual backlash of cynicism so commonly...

Will and Jaden Smith's On-Screen Connection

It's round two in the battle of man versus Earth. A thousand years ago, Earth cast off the last of humanity, forcing the relocation of survivors to the planet known as Nova Prime. This time around, a crash landing on post-apocalyptic Earth pits father and son Cypher and...

Movie Review: "Stories We Tell"

Rating: PG-13 Length: 108 minutes Release Date: September 1, 2012 Directed by: Sarah Polley Genre: DocumentaryStars: 3.5 out of 5 In 1966, Italian filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni made a film called "Blowup." On the surface, "Blowup" was a crime thriller, but it was really...

Movie Review: "Star Trek Into Darkness"

Rating: PG-13 Length: 132 minutes Release Date: May 16, 2013 Directed by: J.J. Abrams Genre: Action/Adventure/Sci-FiStars: 4 out of 5 The "Star Trek" franchise has had almost as many guardians as the Enterprise has had captains. Each has left a stamp on the movies and ...